Tuesday 10 March 2015

Mars may have had more water than the Arctic Ocean



In Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom novels, Earthman John Carter's adventures took place on the dry beds of Mar's ancient oceans. Now NASA scientist's say that may not be so far fetched. Though they haven't found signs of any thoats, they have estimated that Mars may once have had enough water to form a vast ocean surrounding its north pole of which only plains remain... Continue Reading Mars may have had more water than the Arctic Ocean

Section: Space

Tags: Chile, European Southern Observatory, Hydrogen, Infrared, Keck observatory, Mars,NASA, Ocean, Water

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